Whether you're managing a chronic condition, recovering from illness, or simply committed to staying at your best — Health Garage provides comprehensive, evidence-based care that meets you where you are and helps you go further.
"The goal isn't to manage illness. It's to keep it from defining your life."
Most chronic diseases are preventable or modifiable. Our practice is built on that premise. We invest time understanding your full picture — your biology, your habits, your life — and build a care plan that helps you stay ahead of disease rather than react to it.
At Health Garage, your care is never just one person in a room. Through our partnership with the Primary Care Network (PCN), you have access to a coordinated team of health professionals working together around your goals — from day-to-day illness to long-term disease prevention and lifestyle transformation.
MD — Family Practice & Lifestyle Medicine
Dr. Rehana Ahmed is a Family Physician with a special interest in cardiometabolic health and preventative care. Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, she began her career in Rehabilitation Sciences before pursuing medical training in Europe. Drawn by British Columbia's natural beauty and active lifestyle, she returned to Canada to practice medicine where she could align her professional focus with personal values.
Dr. Ahmed serves as the Director of Obesity and Lifestyle Medicine at HML Athletics and Health Garage, where she leads an evidence-based approach to managing and preventing cardiometabolic disease. She is also a Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia, where she teaches the framework of Obesity as a Chronic Disease.
Outside of her clinical and academic roles, Dr. Ahmed is raising two boys and can often be found exploring BC's trails — embracing the very lifestyle she encourages in her patients.
Primary point of care
Diagnosis, treatment, care coordination, chronic disease management, overseeing overall health plan.
Scope: Acute care · Chronic disease · Preventive medicine · Lifestyle medicine · Obesity medicine
Individualized nutritional guidance
Evidence-based dietary counselling for metabolic health, chronic disease risk, weight management.
Scope: Medical nutrition therapy · Metabolic health · Chronic disease diet · Weight management
Physical activity program design
Safe, effective activity programs tailored to health status and goals.
Scope: Exercise prescription · Chronic disease · Cardiac rehab · Functional capacity · Obesity
Social and emotional determinants of health
Addresses housing, finances, mental health, relationships, and life circumstances.
Scope: Mental health support · Anxiety & depression · Social determinants · Crisis support · Community resources
Medication safety and optimization
Reviews medications for safety, effectiveness, and interactions; optimizes regimens.
Scope: Medication review · Polypharmacy · Chronic disease · Adherence support · Drug interactions
Musculoskeletal care and rehabilitation
Assesses and treats musculoskeletal conditions, supports rehabilitation, restores function.
Scope: Musculoskeletal care · Rehabilitation · Pain management · Mobility · Injury recovery
Colds, flu, infections, minor injuries. Timely, attentive care for same-day or urgent issues.
Diabetes, hypertension, COPD, heart disease. Focus on slowing progression and improving quality of life through ongoing, coordinated management.
Annual physicals, cancer screening, vaccinations, routine lab work. Stay ahead of health problems before they develop.
Structured, supported changes to nutrition, activity, sleep, and stress. Delivered in partnership with the PCN care team, based on the Seven Pillars framework.
Non-judgmental, evidence-based obesity medicine integrated into a whole-health strategy. Includes metabolic disease management.
Anxiety, burnout, chronic stress. Treated as clinical priorities with direct physiological consequences.
The clinical framework at the core of our approach. All seven pillars are treated as interconnected drivers of long-term health — not isolated checkboxes.
Dietary patterns that reduce chronic disease risk and support metabolic health.
Movement as medicine, tailored to the patient's capacity and goals.
Sleep quality as a driver of cardiovascular, metabolic, and immune health.
Chronic stress is a modifiable risk factor — treated accordingly.
Isolation carries measurable health consequences — community is care.
Supportive, evidence-based approaches to harmful substance use.
Purpose and emotional resilience as clinical levers for better outcomes.
Health Garage operates entirely within BC's Medical Services Plan. You receive comprehensive, prevention-focused family medicine and lifestyle medicine — without any additional billing or out-of-pocket fees.